[mystifyingpoi]

> They have so much talent and resources

I believe this has little to do with the outcome we got. We are definitely at a local maxima of technology advancement, when it comes to laptops and mobile devices. You can't expect even the most talented people to innovate out of their butts in 2025 just like that.

[datadrivenangel]

Many of Apple's local UI have gone backwards for reliability.

iOS 18 on the iPhone SE sometimes won't respond to tapping to share a photo... Spotlight on Mac has gotten worse and often won't find files...

[msgodel]

Apple's software isn't anywhere near optimal. I've seen what's possible and worked on some of it myself.